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Reduction of music to its essence is the overall theme of this Suisse Composer’s Portrait – kindly supported by Pro Helvetia – with the title Assonances. The musicians of the Egyptian European Contemporary Music Ensemble under the baton of Vykintas Baltakas present various ways of musical reduction be it the Continue reading SWISS CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS PORTRAIT→

In 2014 Festival edition, we are celebrating a new composition with the title “Chaos” by Bassam Halaka for Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon, Percussion, Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Contrabass and Live Electronics. the composition is dedicated to European-Egyptian Contemporary Music Society – and the Egyptian contemporary Music ensemble. this composition is reflecting Continue reading Bassam Halaka ´ CHAOS ´→

While what we broadly perceive as ‘new music’ originated in post-war Europe, it has not remained an exclusively European affair for very long. Having been enriched from early on by the integration of Asian and African traditional music, its grand scope of composing and notation techniques nowadays allows for rhythmic Continue reading ON25→